Show 34: Excerpt - A Strength-Based Reboot of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
One of the tools the people in the drug and alcohol prevention world use in their work is the Youth Risk Behavior Survey; it’s an assessment developed by the Centers for Disease Control. The survey asks high school students to self-report on their risky behaviors in six different areas, including drug and alcohol use.
The data is presented to show how many youth engaged in “risky” behavior: for example, in 2009, 33% of youth in Alaska had at least one alcoholic drink in the month before they filled out the survey. But as Kids These Days! Contributor Jessica Cochran reports, a couple of Anchorage high school students turned the numbers around - 67% didn't have a drink - to show how many youth are making healthy choices.
Learn more:
Summary of 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey results for the Anchorage School District
The Strength of our Youth report done by Ariel Zlatkovski, Tanner Lyon and Michael Kerosky
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